Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/02/01
By: Huang Li-yun and Chung Yu-chen 

Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) A Canadian tutor was arrested for growing marijuana at his residence in Taoyuan, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Friday.

The police seized dried marijuana and 163 cannabis plants with a street value of NT$1.2 million (US$39,041), said the CIB at a press conference.

The 52-year-old Canadian, identified by his surname Lee, ordered marijuana seeds and planting equipment from foreign websites last year, according to the CIB.

Recreational cannabis became legal across Canada last October.    [FULL  STORY]